Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.88/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −42.41 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$162.88

53 head · 352 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	167.40	612	27
Medium and Large 2	338	158.19	535	26

One grade step is worth $9.21/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

162.88

—

FL average10 barns · 573 hd

148.44

+14.44

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−42.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	70.00	1,103	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	47.53	562	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	41.14	426	6thin

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	47.53/cwt	46.00–49.00	562	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	41.14/cwt	39.00–43.00	426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,103	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	80.36/cwt	75.00–85.00	663	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	176.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	116.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.81/cwt	125.00–131.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.84/cwt	127.00–135.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	170.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.54/cwt	152.50–157.50	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	177.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.11/cwt	142.50–147.50	686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	68.09/cwt	65.00–72.50	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	4

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Mon Dec 3, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 538Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,182	46.00–49.00	47.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,035	39.00–43.00	41.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	825	75.00–85.00	80.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	913	65.00–72.50	68.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.35
6	—	230	175.00–185.00	176.55
4	—	267	165.00–175.00	170.14
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	425	140.00–147.50	143.66
4	—	367	150.00–160.00	154.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.38
7	—	425	152.50–157.50	154.54
5	—	279	175.00–185.00	177.34
4	—	367	175.00	175.00
3	—	476	142.50–147.50	144.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	115.00–121.00	116.94
7	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.80
6	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	327	125.00–130.00	127.40
4	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	557	110.00–115.00	112.53
7	—	435	125.00–131.00	125.81
6	—	375	127.00–135.00	130.84
3	—	266	140.00–145.00	141.63

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle